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Peope 77,3Are always watchful as to the- prices they pay forgoods they buy. On groceries in particular there isa vast difference in the range of prices. SHIELDSkeeps them at low water mark all the time. Youcan't injure your own interests by trading at his store,and you stand a chance of saving many of those bigbright dollars that an not so plentiful as formerly.Look at these prices:Best Leaf Lard in 50-pounrtins, only ,:2 4722 lbs Fine Granulated Sugar t 1.009 bars Santa Clans Soap 2cCrushed Java CofTee.per poun: 11cJoan of Arc Hed Kidney Bean2 cans for 15.Climax Chewing Tobacco, perpound 35oStar Tobacco, Per pound 39cGood Smoking Tobacco, pe rpound iJcPitted Plums, per pound 6cPlenty of Dairy Butter in jarsand rolls, per pound 16cStrictly Fresh Fggs, per dosen 20cShred Cocoa per pound 17Jc4 Packages Mince Meat 25cSmall Pickles, per gallon 19c1 Gallon Sauer Kraut 15cPeaberry Coffee, per pound . . 22J cDr. Price Baking Powder 89cCan Peaches and pears, per cm 10cCorn Meal 7jcCalifornia Prunes, per pound. 5cCan Salmon 9cGold Dust 17jcSHIELDSCJL&Zjf. GEOOERY,Phone 1217.The ShirtSTOVESfrlSTOVESWE ARESpecial Lot Prlcss on all Bhsg BurnersCall and Inspect our line before buying e'se where.The finest stock and the lowest pricesIn the three cities.Allen, Mvers & CompffiyOpposite Harper House. 1821 SEC05D AYE.prosperSpound can Baked Beans,(tomato sauce) 12 J cNew Catsup, per bottle 5cThree 3-pound cans gratedPine Apple 25cThree 3-pound cans AppleButter 25cThree 3-pound cans PeachButter 25c15 pound pail Jelly (a-sortedflavor?) 83cCan Pumpkin, 2 can9 for 15cCan Tomatoes, 2 cans for 153Gun Powder Tea 21cJapan Tea 2lc14 bars of soap 25cLarge box Stove Polish 5cCalifornia Egg Plums, per can 10c3-oound can Blackberries 10cOne pound Baking Powder. ... 9c6 quarts Dried Beans 25c6 quarts Dried Peas 25cLarge imported figs per pound 15cMi.v-d Candy per pound 71cGenuine home made MinceMeat, per pound 10cPint bottle Pickles 7c2 gallon pail Syrup 40c2600 Fifth Ave.that Attracts AllA Spotless Shirt like a spotless name, has always haddejervf d fame. The spotlessname of our spotless, fUwlessthins is the '"ELGIN." Bestshirt for the money in theworld only $ i r qual to most$150 shifts. Try It and youwill wear no other.S TO VESMAKINGfull u a rrt ttd MH ma a a 'Wt- & tit aa j i ruw aaxxxjej Anirup, ini jpuai u An u ahi iop. gi . .GEST IS BA.LKED.!RURAL bridal bells,Judge Pleasants a CandidateFor Reelection.AND TI3 SSTTLSS THE 05LY ONE"'Tbtre HI 1 Probably l no Chmt,e Nowlu the at P.wit CinpoMdThe Vmrrabie KjcU I. laud J 1 lit toI.- Kttllu d.The movement to boost W H Gestinto the jaoiciarv has been completely anl eilectually thwarted byiho receipt by Swecnev & Walker ofa let ir frrnn Judge IMmmMi in reply to an inquiry ma lt by the lepaltjrra. as to his candidacy forreelection to the circuit judgeshipIn this response, which came jesterday, Jutljru Pleasants writing fcmSprinutieid. h here he is engaged inthe appellate c.nrt. eajc: "In regard to the somewti dehcatP subject of j our inquiry, which is thetirs', to call my attention to it witli aview to any action ou my part, 1 aiu'nre you will believe I would be entirely sincere and f.auk. In view ofa hat has been to fully aud freelvgiven me by the tnr and the peop'eof our circuit, and especially of ourcounty, of ccu;se I aui in no positi nto claim or ask for more, or stand inanybody's way, and yet being asked,I need no' hesitate to answer that ifthey are disposed to give ma onemore term, there are reasons whichjustify me in desiring it more strongly than any I have had "The i-fleet of Judge Peasants' letterwill bare the effect in the nrst placeof putting a quietus on the presenta--pirati ns of Mr. (Jct, and in thsecond place in giving reasonableassurance of the retention nl thepresent judges. flninMll, Glenn andBigelow. Ihe Union, naturally supposed to spjak for Gast, whi'e it accepts the pro pects with as poodgrace as could be expected, yet apparently clngs to the faint hopethat the detcrroita'ion of Kn xcounty to hsw representation on thebench aain may rr'-cipitate such acombination as will either tak- thenomination out of the couutv or giveit to Grst through some hociis BOOM.Through innuendo it takes Mercerccunty to task f.r voi'- rg the feelingof both itself and Henry and Henderson counties that they shouldnot submit to beirg sidetracked bythe larger counties of 'he di.-irict,and in ooeclealoB it urges the wisdom of Kock Island c uinty havingone candiiiatu auI ".;oly one j-istas soon as we can get to the point ofunity." Willi the q-icstioTi of JadgoPlea-ants' r iWOoOJ settle!, tbcpublic will doubtless be constrainedto ask the U.' ion what obstacle jetren ains to unity.Three Present Judges Are O eit I n.mtl ,Regardless of what the Union andGest may think, the peopip generally, irrespective of ail t)se. .iill receivewith infinite Satis factAM the assurance that Judge Ieasants is tostaudfor reelection, and any oppositionthat may now be ' xorted will be oflittle weigLt, for the point on whicuunity may be Besabttahed is indisputable. And inasmuch as the nonpartisan judiciary for which Tiif. AkGCb has always cneiished an abidinghope, and in which poeattlUty it willever repose its confidence, is notwithin the pale of present conditions, it is BSAasfied that partisanbias can best be el. ruinated from theconsider.: ions uflec.ing the judgeship by the renoim nation of the pres.eel incumbents on the pure questionof merit. Aa attempt to unseat any ofthem stiL'h has been undertaken bothin Knox county and hue, can onlvresult in the arou.-ing of partisanpassion, territorial difsensions andpersonal ammoMties. Koc Inlandcounty cannot fj.il to indorse JudgePeasants, that much issellied; norwill there bj auy inclination, ThkAi;i;ls takes it. to oppose the renomination of the talented and gerinl Warren eounty jurist, John J.Glenc, in oider to merely gratifv itsneighboring com.ty of Knox, w"hiehal eaily has the best otlice in the district ia the shape of the congressmanApart from tnis. too, the eminentability of Judge Giecn eommatidsthe raeogaUoa that is due him regardless of all else that has enteredinto the choice of candidates. Asfar as Judge Bigelow is concerned,tt will be ditlicuit to imagine howHoc k I -land could ignore the duty itowes to a neighboring county, to savnothing i f the judge nimsel", aid "atailure to aequitsce in his renomlnation couM onlj- be regarded as anallront to the jurist hiru-ei' and hiHenry county frieeeis. B. des therewre none, so fir as Thk AmirsI now!, who doubted that Judge Bigelow's election for the unexpiredterm of Judge Smith, carried a purpose to retire him when the timecame for the eleeti n of the full tt?rm';dge. and it is generally consideredthat he will be recbosen.As for ft r Gest, he tas probablymade his customary political blunder: either he has gene iDto the contest haphazard in takiag it forgranted that Judge Pleasants wouldnot be a candidate, or else it is a deliberately premeditated purpose onhis part to wage a contest beforeknowing Jndge Pleasant' positi tm,and then to assutr.e that it is too Uteto withdraw. The a Keios would prefer to attribute to him the formerexplanation.At all events the Qoot goo'e iscocked.To Cure a Cold to Use rjT.Take laiative Bromo Quintno Talets. All druggists refund tte m mmmit it fails to 'ore H f'sCascarets stimulate liver. k':d- , san 1 bowels Never sicken, weakenor gripe; 10 cents.Jjin Bearr d Ml.. Mmrj B. IliacI'aitea wilurMilan. Jan. 7. Wednesday, ath;'b noon, at the home of Mr. and'Mrs. J. K. Bingmac. of Bowlinfr. occurred the marriage of their daughter, Min is isingman. to JohnScarr. of B-wling. Rev. I). T. Robertson performed the ceremony inthe preence cf about seveny invitedfriends. The bride waa attired in acostume of drc.s of wine ailk.with pearl trimming and ailklace. The bride ard groomwore b.ocqutt "f pink roses. MisStella Bingman. si-ter of iho bride,wis bri'tesmaid and was at ired in apale blue costume with erf am lacetrimming. Harry Witherell wasbest man. Both wore sprays of pinkcarnations. After the ceremooy awedding breakfast was served." Alarge number rf handsome presentswere received from fricds. Thoseptesent from Milan were Mr. andMrs. William Boyer, Mr. and Mrs.Charles H. Brandenburg. Mr. andMrs. Daniel Hax-n. Mrs. JamesHynes acd Mrs. (ieorge N. Brown.Mr. and Mrs. Fred KreM. of RockIsland, were present. The votingcouple will reside in Bowllor.Bont-tSlelke.Carl F ',Borbt. of Davenport, andMiss Augusta Mielke, daughter ofM-. and Mr. Daniel Mielke, 12oThirty-seventh atreet, were marriedat 7 o'clock last evening at the German Lutheran church. Rev. C. A.Menn:cke performed the ceremony.A wedding supper was served at thehome of the bride's parents, a company of relatives and friends joiningin celebrating the happy event. Mr.and Mrs. Borct w:il reside in Davenport. T i l A Ions the Tr.i-b.R. Stockhouse. general passengeragent of the Kock Island & Peoria,went to Chicago last night.William Po wers, brakeman on Conductor Douahue's Rock Island passenger train between here and Oaiaba, dons the bliie again tomorrowafter a holiday vacation.C. (i Umi.'U, the genial travelingpissci.ger agent of the Northern P.icilic, is distributing a new fiatuedmap of the road. It is n uo queaffiir, Ihe ont iues of a pointer t;cgstanding out, boldly, and carryingits bca the cross country line ofthe Pooiste. The lire extends from'he tip of tLe canine's tail toi s nose, and it is suggest, d on tnenapth t fyoii want a pointer concerning a trip to consult I. monVcompany.R. P. Hen ierson, operator at theKrck lslei.d divirion hcsilquar t M inthis cny. has returned fi oui a holiday vit-u to relatives in lndi-.ua andChicago. Shoitly after Mr aud MrsHenderson's departure, a BOS addressed to the former was deliveredat tbc trainmaster's office. It ciinefmm ilown in Iudtana, whete Henderson's parents live. It was puhedbnck into a comer t await Henderson's n turn from his holiday trip.In :i few days there was c nuplttintfrom the attaches of the OOa PS thatthere must have been a death in thearmy of rodents which play tagabout the building. A pinv was nr.g&ni.ed and a vain attempt madeat locating thtJ cause si theunpleasant odor. The p'ight tfthree obliged to remain in theolVice waa becoming something unbearab.e, and couiiuued to growworse, until one ili.v a postal cardcame to their rescue. It was fromOperator H- uderson, who ex aioWto the boys in the office that severaldays pievious hii f'.her had expressed him a Chi is truss box (tainicg presents acd a nice 'nig turkey. I he postal Mrd asked tnat thehi x be opened and the b rd tuken out1) f 're it hg;m getting .n -ient. "The box wus ef-nei1, and the odorwhich emanated therefrom aim 'Stcan-' il a Coup e of the bevs to diftp.The bird was lemoved: so was thebox; an 1 the rats were exan rate.) bya unanim u vo'e sf all in iho I l!'. Nin or C.ire iMinec.The grand jury letumeel irdictments Kgair.st Lou Sli r, NellieMurray. .Mncie Arn'.id. My N'Xon.MaSei L-.-wis and M.iy Keliy. all ofMulioe. the two former being chargedwith being keepers of bouses of illfame BOM the ti-mainder with beinginmates. The women were arrestedby Bailiffs Nicholson and Geeray.J idin higelo fixed the keeper. ' oolidat:; and the others at f-'1 ' Allw-ntto jail.A divorce was granted to Mrs.Hannah Mnfosioo. of M die. I'otnW lllaoo M' ln lee. who wa- accusedof ilrunkeDDi -s They were marriedin Scott ci.'nnty. lows." April J. 1x73.aC' rding to Mrs. Mcloslee's 'tory.and lived together until last Octrbar. Tne defendant did not ae pearto attempt to di-provc the realisations of his wife, who was also giventhe custody of her voung BOS.The chancery dLckt t was calledthis morning.Canty Cuut t.William Aldav, of Mo'.inc. p'eadguilty to petty lar -eny in the countyc mrt today and was lined -'o andc ste.Walter Fitz immons pleadto a charge of petty larcenycounty eourt, and Judgefined him t.o acd costs.guiltyia theAdamsMlae Sur SkeBfcBid for famishing coal fr thecourt house beating will be receive!by tbe undersigned up to Tuesday.Jan. It!, at 1 o'clock a. m. Specifications may be had on inquiry.Heney Kisnf.k.Chmn. Committee.Tbb Abocs delivered every evening at your door at lOe a wee.a LAUNDRY ROBBEDBurglars Have a Harvest onThird Avenue.CUT THE PAUL FROM A MKZBreak ri n the Till end Remarkalee of Waelied Qooaw Fraas WktrfcTHJ Steal a nher of Skltta rileadloqelree Ainu Blxirj l.arrh.Parkei's laundry, io the Tegel.rblock on Third avenue, was bnrgl.rzed iast tirfbt. Tbe visitors tborougbly rsnarked tbo place, tbrow.log bundles of lauoiried goods in oildirections, and sorting from thornseveral suits of tbe best noderwemr,sod shirt, bandkotcbiefs. collarsand cuffs to tbe valoo rf aboot (16.Tbe till contained about f 1 in pennies. Tee burglars first eotend tbeboiler r om at tbe west side of thebuilding, by opening a windowThen they cut nut s panel nf a dcorleading ioto tbe wasb rcora. whtcbis at the rear of tbeiffice and lanodry departments By khe removal cfthe panel 'hey wes given cts U'tbe door bolt, wbich was pulled hark,giving the intruders a clesr pathI he M was pried from the desk witbs poker, and then broken open, butluckily only a small amount ofchange had been left ia it. Iho burglars did not disturb the aafe.n my Lareh'a Whtreeboltp.Chief Kiz-1 has a letter from W.S- Douglas, of Kensington. 111., whowants to know the whereabouts ofHenry I.arcb, whom be saya was inthe hardware business in Kock Island about thirty-five years ago.Tbe chief has inquired among someof the old settlors, but says be is unable to get any information concerning the man. whom hi seems inthink was never in business bete.MBBeaaSBiFuneral services for George H.Kelly were held at St. Joseph'schurch at 9 o'clock this morning, roquiem mass being celebrated by RevFather Thomas Mackin. 'I be pallbearers were: David Fitzgerald,Jotin Brenuan. Thomas Green, Patnek Murrin. Frank Lawler andPeter G. Johnson. Interment wasma'ie at Calvary.The funeral of Peter Stt-lck washeld from tbe late home on Four-teentfi-and-a-balfstreet at 2 o'clockthis afternoon. Se-r ices were conducted at the bnu.-- by Rev. H. CMir-bnll, of ihe United P islijt'-rinnchinch. Hock Islstid lodge iH. 1. O.O P.. which attet ded in a body, andnl wnieh Ihe deceased was an 11memhrr. t lli.-iated at the grave Theremains were laid at rest in ChippiBSSMak, the pallbearers bt-ing OttoGottsiuann, Cbarles Kngel, I. bsdo ph. William Rinck, H. btolttnberg and C. II Camp.Mother I lie Arrret.The mother of the infant left onthe R ick Island pasenger train atNewt"n. Iowa, has been apprehendedand placed under arrest, as has alothe grand mother of the child. Mi--GraceTiiomas, of Newton, is thenudher of tbe babe, to wbich shegave birth last ttaturday. Sbe attirt entered a strnrg denial wl.enconfronted with the facts, but soonrelented and confessed. Mi-sThuroas' mother agreted af'era coosultation txtweeii them !leavp the child on the tram. Mrand Mrs. Harry Man waring, of Dv' frt. have taken the child and willadopt it.Tnolrhf, BBSaatBaa Mat'h.Tonight ccpurs the wrestlingmatch between Farmet'" MHrti iBurns art F. I. Athertnn. the letterof Cuba. N Y In vinwof tbi I l lesjBurns' first appearance "n the ma'in Rock l-laud since winning thechampionship, ami the reputation ofAtherton as a wrestler having ttmeq'ials, an immense audience is anticipated at Harper's th'atrc to witness tbe event. It promises t" bein every respect one of tLc closestand most scientific ever given intbe city: indeed one of the bestmarcie in wbich Burns has ever engaged. kanjae Beiirr i hasaThe Woman's Ve teran Belief unionhas chosen tbe following t dicers:President Mrs. Khods Kilt.Vic! Presidents - Mr. NellieBurke, Mrs. Father Murphy.Trea-urer Mre. Maggie Norris.Secretary Mrs. Laura Reddington ChapKin Mrs. David HathawayConductress Mrs. Augusta Gorbam. Vlae Thvm Mlsbly.Casev. Iil., Nov. 27. "I valueHood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pi.'IsverrMgbly. I bav been using thesemcdi. Ines for the past five years, andwe a! ways recommend them to ourfriends. We arc plesed with theriiny .ay puzzle sent for threw trsdemsrks from Hood's Sarsaparilla andeight cents in stamps. Mrs. G. W.Kite.''Hood's Pills become tbe favo-itecathartic with every on wh6 triesthem.rentiers VTantrdIn everv toa-cship three dsvs a week. during winter tu distribute samples,i collect nsmes of sick people ar.-iwork up trade for their druggists n; tbe three great family remedies: Dr.Kav's Renovator. Dr. Kay's Lung, Balm sod Kidoeykura. Good pay to; man or woman. Send for bookletand terms. Dr. B. J. Ksy Medicalcompany , Western office. Omsbs,Neb.ISubscribe tor las A sacs.Room atSome people want the best quality andoriginal novel atyle. That's wherejou'tl find our line ofOdd ChaFancyParlor Cabinets,Ladies' Desks,Etc, Etc.A. J. SMITH & SON.138 and IS W Third StreetOdi Fiisl Special sale!We h ive determined M rearrange our Store.To h it et d :ome goovis must go. A rih-.cut righx through our Fail and Winter G odNo o d f'orlyr-. f 1 1 an hn st effort to rrHucetocw. A FEW t the MANY REDUC1 IONS:Men's Heavy t'lstt-ra aod O.ercoats. .t ,r0 and H.90.K roodrling Sa!- I'riceMen's Heasy I'lstets and Orernciats. fA.'), f,..'K).d 9). 7. U and H Kemodeliog Hale I'riceMen' I'eav? Ulsters and liv.-reoats. 10. 11.75, 12,112.50. 12.H5 and $13. it. nx-1. 'n .'-a PriceMen's Heavy Ule-rrs and Overcoats. flS. 1C. 5 andl. Kcmrxlelir Sale I'riceMen's Heaw Ulsters and Overcoats. 1 1 60. MM, 20,22 and fU.tt, Kemodeliog Sale I'riiwMen's Heavy Wool Suits.. M J and SO. I t. Kcmodeling Sale I'riceMen s H svy All Wool SuitsK'-modelmg ale I'riceMen's Heavy A'l Wor I Soits.Reuiodelini; Sslc I'ricoMen's Heavy All W.k.1 Suits.fl. Kcmodeliii Sale PricePBICES AT PLAT IH OU&SOMMERS1804 Serond Av-nncBUY SOQIVEIDER'SSolid Serviceable ShoesFORGEO. SCHNEIDER.CENtEAL SHOE STORE, 171 J SECOND A VENUS'Headquarters for Footwear at Lowest Prices.Pretty PresentsSilverware, Jewelry andHundreds of NoveltiesBLEUER BROS.the Top.u'rs,ockers,RockersDAVKNPOBT$2 955 258 9913 3516 454 506 809 8812 757.f0, H. 9 fcn and f9.7.'..fl. If, 1 Ml and fl 3.69.15. In 60, 17.50 andCHILDREH'J DEPARTMEWT.& LAVLLEOn.- Price.SKATING.For Young Middle-aged anJ OU atI3LEUEK BROS.The Best Good, at the Lowest PricesCALL EARLY.